And extract the kernel from the compressed file. This command will create a new folder called linux-2.6.26# tar zxf linux-2.6.26.tar.gz

Now go to the directory that contains your new kernel# cd linux-2.6.26

And get your old configuration # make oldconfig

If you have qt libraries installed on your system run # make xconfig. This is the graphical configuration system through which you will make all the necessary changes in your kernel. If you have only ncurses installed you may run # make menuconfig # make xconfig or # make menuconfig

When you have configured everything run make to start compiling your kernel # make

Then run make modules_install to install your new modules created above.# make modules_install

And finally create all the necessary files under /boot and also configure grub to include your new kernel# make install

Reboot and from grub choose the new kernel! If anything goes wrong it means you have made a mistake in the kernel configuration. Boot in with your old kernel and run again make xconfig to do the appropriate changes.# reboot